Illuminating device for reproducing machines



R. F. GOOD.

ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUN 24. 1921. w

Patented Aug. l

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i i, Application l'ed .Tune 24,

To all whom t may concern.'

' Be it known that I, Bonner F. Goor), a citizen of theUnited States,andresiding at lNew York, in the `county of Broni: and State of NewYork, have invented certain newv and useful Improvements inIlluminatingl Devices forlReproducing Machines, "of which'the followingAis a specification, such as vwill`enable those skilled in the art/towhich `it appertains to make and use the same.

4This invention relates to reproducing niachines or :talking machines ofvarious'kinds and classes.j and particularly to devices-` forilluminating-the exposed operative `parts of such machines, Aand theobject of thev inven tion is to provide a device of this class. in theform of a figure supporting or holding a miniature recorder arepresentation of 'the same, and in connection with which an 'electriclight bulb is mounted; a lfurther object 'of -the invention is toprovide an illuminat- "ing deviceof the class' speciied inthe form ofasingle unit which may be detachablj inountedin connection withtheframework of the machine; and 4withthese and other objects'in'viewthefinvention consists in .a device of the classand for the purposespeci.- iied which is simple in construction andcperation and e'flicientinuse, and which is constructed as hereinafter described 'and clainied.u f

Thec invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, ofwhich the accompanying drawing formy a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designatedby suitableglreerence characters in eachof the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a sectional view of `a part of areproducing machine' lshowing my improved illuminating device mounted inconnection therewith with part of said device in section;

Fig. 2 a sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1, with part of theconstruction omitted; and,

Fig. 3 a diagrammatic view electric circuit of the device.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing I have shown at 5 the top frame member of thecabinet of a repreducing machine of any kind or class which is usuallyprovided at a predetermined point with a plurality of apertures 6 inwhich cups 7 are mounted, said cups being adapted to receive thereproducing needles used in machines of this showing` the Specificationof Letters .Pato-nt.

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class and. inthe practicef oiyfmy invention, `one of these cups' ispreferably removed fand my limproved illuminating devicellS 'mounted inconnectionwith thel machine, or `the top member 5` thereof bypassing)said device downwardly 'from wliiclithe said cup fisfrennoved. l .Inthe accompanying "drawing 'my improvedilluminating device 8 is shownforthe: purpose ofiillustration to" represent a statuette or-figure 9 ofi iand this statuette is preferably made' hollow in its construction andisprovided with a buse 1G having downwardly ydirected internally threadedsleeve 11. The hands 12 of throughthe aperturey 6 Miss Columbiaf saidfigures are shown" supporting `or `holdinner end-with ktransverse'disk'17 composed of insulating materialmin'the center of which ismounted contact niemberlS in connection ywith which 'a similar member`mounted.; said societ beine irevided atits 19 on' the inner'i'a'ceoit,` an electricllight if Connected with s the contact member fis lacircuit wire 21 lwhich passesdoivnwardly landas 'provided Vwith switchdevice p22 which is mounted upon through `the figure 19 the back 'ofsaid "figurer as shown in ll`i,c ,il` '2,

Aand said wiie'is 'a'lsocehnnectedwith 'a con- -tact member 23vmountedinladisk Qacomposed of insulating material, which" disk ismounted within the base 10 at the upper end portion of the sleeve 11thereof as shown in Y i Fig. 2. Another circuit wire 25 is connectedwith the socket member 16 and with a contact ring 26 imbedded in andexposed downwardly through the disk 24, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

A. thimble-shaped member 27 is detachably mounted in connection with thedownwardly directed sleeve 11 of the statuette or figure 9 and asuitable battery 28 is adapted to be mounted in said member and isprovided centrally of the top face thereof with a contact member 29adapted to engage the contact member 23, and at one side of the upperendportion of said battery `.is a

` spring contact piece 30 which is adapted to 'bear upon the contactring 26. The contact member 29 and vspring,contact piece 3() yare*adapted to be heldl in irmengagement withl the contact member 23 andring 26 respectively `,by a spring 31 mounted in the thim`- ble-shapedin ember 27 below the battery28 therein. .y

. It will be noted, in the fornirci vconst-ruction shown-that the wires2l and 25 pass upwardly vthrough the separate legs of the i figure, ,andit willalso be apparent that the fv'a'rious parts of the device may beassembled and passed downwardly through the aperture 6`in1'thetop member5 yci the cabinet of the machine, and rotatably adjustable to direct therays of light romfthe bulb 2() inlthe `proper direction, and in makingup 'the device the height thereof above the top 5 of the cabinet will besuch as `to permit of the .closing ofthe cover usually employed inmachines of this class. y

The devicev is designed particularly for use in operating machnes of theclass' speci-` iiedin dark rooms, vor where no other light isy present,and theobject is to directa ray v of light upon the exposed operativeparts i of the machine to permit ci the `proper setting of such parts'instarting a machine or in performing other operations. It willbeapparent'that I am not necessarily limited to anyparticular form or design `ot Yfigure orstatuette employed, `the principal object being toprovide a suitable ornamental andv attractive figuresupportingor-holdinga miniature record or reprel sentation of the samein which, or in con- `.nection with which the electric light bulb ismountedand the provision of a suitable .source of electrical p end whilel have f shown certain detailsof construction forcarrying :myinventioninto rions changes ltherein `therkiif'if 4may be made, withinthe scope of effect, it will beunderstood that I am notnecessarily'limited to these details, and vawithout departing theappended claims7 from the spirit `of vmy invention or sacri-,-fici'n'g'its adva'ntages.- y f 'supply for such bulb,

and modications y Having" described invention,

what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by `Letters Patent, isz,-

l, rThe combination lwith a sound reproducing Vmachine of the classdescribed, of a suitable statuette, an electric` light bulb socketmounted in said statuette,

ysaid `statuettebeing provided with a base adapted to be passeddownwardly through an aperture in the top board of the` machine, meansfor lsupporting. a` battery in connection with said basefand means forplacing said battery yin electric circuit with aaidsocket. i ,f

2. combination with a sound repro- .ducingmachine of the class'`described, of`

a suitable statuette, anelectric light :bulb

`socket mountedy in said statuette, saidv statuette being provided witha tubular base adapted to be passed downwardly through an aperture inthe top board of the machine, means 'for mountinof a batteryinconnection -with said base, andmeans lorplacing said battery inlelectnical communication `with said socket, Saidmeans passingthroughthe statuette.V A g 3. An illuminating device of the class describedcomprising a suitable statuette, a

representation of a reproducible .record supsupport said device ,in`connectionwith the' machine. y Y

Inftestimony that l claim thej foregoing as my invention Iphave signed4inylname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this l v 23rd day oijJune 1921 o o t ROBERT r. Goo-D.

Witnesses: Y i i l C. EMULREANY,

THoMrsoN,

